Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-10
District Government Affair.

SHOULD THE LICENSE BE REVOKED?
Tne commissioners have requested MIR. Mead. the
keeper OF groceryand provision store and who sells
liquor under the license, to show cause why his
license should not be revoked. Upon recent COM
pla1nt the surveyor measured the distance between
the store and the public school On street, between
9th and 10th streets, and found 1t be $50 feet or
$50 less than the law permits.
THE FIRE ESCAPE COMMISSION
have decided that the patents which were submit
ted to them yesterday are generally impracticable
The commission will hear no more arguments on
ample time in which to submit their devices The
report OF the commission recommending the plat.
form and stairs escape will shortly be submitted
TO the District Commissioners.
WATER TO BIZ CUT OFF TOMORROW
The water Will be cut OF from the high service
mains at 10th and Boundary streets northwest, at
a. m. tO-mOrrOw,1n order to connect the new 90
inch main with the 12-inch supply main at 18th
and streets northwest. The water will be cut
on ior about eight nth hours m M The on 10th
fire: The lOw-service mains will be connected
with the high-service mains during the time re-
Qu1red TO make the connection at 18th and q
Streets in order that residences on the line OF the
former main may not be entirely deprived Of
water.
PERMISSION TO ERECT CLOSED AWNING OVER THE
SIDEWALK REFUSED
MeSSrS woodward & LOthrOp wrote the District
Commissioners, on April 2o last, for permission to
erect closed awning across the sidewalk in 'front.'
Of their place OF business such as is used at the
Riggs House, to protect their customers In stormy
weather. The letter was referred to Building In
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adverse report, on the grounds that such awnings
obstruet the streets, and If permission was given
to one business house 1t would soon have to be ex-
tended to all Capt. Eugene Griffin, of The Engi-
neer Department., cOncurred In the opinion OF Mr.
EntwfsIe. A letter was sent Messrs woodward &
Lothrop to-day refusing them the desired permis-
sion.
MISCELLANEOUS.
In reply to an offer OF ThOS. DoWling to act as
auct1Oneer for general and special tax sales, the
Commissioners have informed him that ''We can
not employ an auctiOneer for the purpose men,
toned under the decision OF the Treasury Depart
ment."
Edwards & Barnard, attorneys for McKibben &
Blake, owners OF the steamer WV. COrcOran, have
called upon the Commissioners to defend them in
the suit brought against them by the Upper Po-
IOmac steamboat Company for money claimed to
be due for the use OF Seventh street wharf.
and T and Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, have
ned a complaint with the Commissioner against the
alley In that block, and ask that 1t be condemned
The bad sanitary condition OF D street between
18th and 13H streets Is the subject OF complaint
to the Commissioners The grade Of the street is
SO low that the water remains Stagnant upon It,
POLICEMEN STEALING FLowERs-It having been
61ea observed ia iately that the Magnolia trees now
pea OF Tn Their blossoms regularly, the head gar
dener hid himself near by, and this morning about
Police approach the Magnolia tree and rudey
break on branch with blossoms, thereby injur-
Ing the tree. They carried their plunder Oh. This
Capitol who referred it to the chief OF police It Is
thought bad enough for children or other ire
sp0nsible persons TO break the trees and shrubs In
the parks, but for officers who should be their
guardians to do it is simply an outrage.
HR Took THE WRONG UMBRELLA.-A young man,
named Ashley N. Barnes, was arraigned In the
Police Court this morning charged with steal
Ing an umbrella from the Ebbitt House. The utn-
orella belonged to q cOlOred man named Alfred
Moulton, who left 1t near the counter In the ONCE
The defendant was seen to pick It up by Jos.
SechF1st. an emplOye Of the hotel, who was watch
ing him. The defendant claimed that he had an
umbrella when he went into the hotel; that he
had been drinking. and when he came out he
under the influence OF liquor. This seems rtdicu-
lous," said the young man. .sThere's nothing
ridiculous about II. said the Judge. II think you
had better cry instead Of standing there laughing
about IT, think you are guilty, and win 1ne You
IS. You can charge 1t TO whisky"